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1
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commute

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travel some distance beteween one’s home and place of work on a regular basis

2
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interoperable

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able to exchange and make use of information

3
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devolution

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the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration

4
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liable

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responsible by law, legally answerable

5
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discretion

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the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing confidential information

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enact

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make (a bill or other proposal) law

7
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coterie

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a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people

8
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modus operandi

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a particular way or method of doing something

9
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debar

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exclude or prohibit someone officially from doing something

10
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McCarthyism

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is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard of evidence. US republican senator Joseph McCarthy, against Communist 1940s-1950s

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empiricism

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the theory that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses,

12
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equivocal

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open to more than one interpretation

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futile

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incapable of producing any useful result, pointless

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axiom

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a statement which is regarded as being established, accepted or self-evidently true

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internation law

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refers to treaties customs and general principles that define the rights of states, regulate state’s behaviour towards one another, and establish states’ duties and responsibilities towards organizations and individuals within their jurisdictions. Erakat.

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discern

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recognize or find out

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explicate

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analyse and develop

18
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prudence

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cautiousness

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elude

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fail to be understood

20
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facile

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ignoring the true complexities of an issue

21
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intrinsic

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belonging naturally

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sordid

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involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives

23
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reify

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make something abstract, more concrete or real

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posit

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put forward as fact or as basis for argument

25
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de facto

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something that happens in practice but is not necessarily established by law

26
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de jure

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the contrary of de facto; something established by law